Cincinnati's Brandon Phillips slides safely into home plate while scoring on a double by Jay Bruce during the Reds' 11-3 victory over the Pirates on Sunday.

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John Fay
| The Cincinnati Enquirer

Cincinnati Reds manager Dusty Baker pulled three yellow sheets of paper out of his binder Sunday in Pittsburgh. Each listed a pitching rotation. Plan A, B and C, if you will.

Which the Reds will use depends on a lot of factors. Right now, they conceivably could win the National League Central, host the wild-card game, play the wild-card game on the road or miss the playoffs completely.

"No matter what you, do you're not going to make everyone happy," Baker said. "It's not an easy decision." ...